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- Record Label: Simian
- Release Date: Apr 29, 2008
- Summary: This debut album for the New York-based electro-rock group is led by Heloise Williams and released on Elijah Wood's label.
- Record Label: Simian
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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Mixed: 7 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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While Heloise & the Savoir Faire don't come close to the effortless flair that Blondie had with mixing these styles, Trash, Rats and Microphones still has enough, well, savoir faire to make it worth adding to the mix.
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UncutThis is knowing, glitzy, trash. [July 2008, p.96]
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Q MagazineTheir second album is high on brio, if short on innovation. [July 2008, p.102]
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What sets Heloise, et al., apart from others mining the same sonic epoch are consistent hooks, guest vocals by Debbie Harry and catchy-as-hell disco bass lines courtesy of a rhythm section that’s tighter than Williams’s neon spandex unitard.
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While this is a decent first effort that may do well on the underground dance circuit, it’s clear that the image, style and attitude are temporarily overshadowing the music.
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FilterIt may sometimes sparkle, but it never shines. [Spring 2008, p.102]
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The descriptive we’re looking for here is ‘shallow pastiche.’